Ricardo Garcia Vilanova

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Two Spanish journalists were freed after being held captive in
Syria for more than six months, according to news reports. The journalists--Javier
Espinosa and Ricardo Garcia Vilanova--are back in Spain,
according to news
sources.

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Istanbul, December 19, 2013--A Turkish journalist is the latest
reporter to be abducted in Syria, where approximately 30 journalists are missing,
the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Bünyamin Aygün, a photojournalist
for the daily Milliyet, was abducted in
November, but the case was not made public before this week.

New York, December 10, 2013--The Committee
to Protect Journalists calls for the immediate release of two Spanish
journalists who were abducted in Syria almost three months ago. Javier Espinosa
and Ricardo Garcia Vilanova have been held captive by the Al-Qaeda affiliate
Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (ISIS) since September 16, the families of the
journalists announced today.